Ginette Bedard Explained

Ginette Bedard
Citizenship:United States[1]
Birth Date:8 December 1933[2]
Birth Place:Metz, France
Residence:Howard Beach, Queens, New York City, New York[3]
Years Active:2001–Present

Ginette Bedard (born December 12, 1933) is a French-American long-distance runner from Queens, New York. She is known for her participation in marathons since 2001, at the age of sixty-seven.[4] [5] In 2005, she set the U.S. marathon record for women aged 70–74.[6] [7] In 2008, at age seventy-four, she set the masters W75 marathon world record with a time of 4:08:31.[8], she has participated in seventeen New York City Marathons, where she at times has been the oldest woman to participate.[9]

She attributes her fitness despite her age to the practice of running ten miles a day along Howard Beach where she resides.[10]

Background

Bedard was born in Metz, France. She married a member of the Canadian Air Force and moved to Canada, then later to New York, where she became an American citizen.[11] When interviewed by the New Yorker in 2019, she said she first became interested in physical fitness after watching the Jack LaLanne Show on a regular basis:[12]

Running career

Bedard participated in her first New York City marathon in 2002,[13] and according to the New York Road Runners ran in over 350 races, including 44 half-marathons and 20 marathons.

Notable marathoning achievements

2005New York City MarathonNew York City, United States5,248 (1st in age-graded, 2nd in age-group)3:46:34 (former U.S. marathon record for women aged 70–74)[14]
2008New York City MarathonNew York City, United States15,794 (1st in age-graded)4:08:31 (Masters W75 marathon world record)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ginette Bedard, 85, runs 365 days a year, finishes NYC Marathon. Kim. November 4, 2018. Constantinesco. January 21, 2020.
  2. Web site: All Time World Rankings - Marathon. www.mastersathletics.net. January 22, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20190718171658/http://www.mastersathletics.net/fileadmin/html/Rankings/All_Time/marathonwomen.htm. July 18, 2019. live.
  3. Web site: Ginette Bedard. New York Road Runners Race Results. January 21, 2020.
  4. An Octogenarian Laces Up Her Sneakers for the New York City Marathon. Oztaskin. Murat. 2019-10-30. The New Yorker. 2020-01-21. en. 0028-792X. https://web.archive.org/web/20191104053136/https://www.newyorker.com/culture/video-dept/an-octogenarian-laces-up-her-sneakers-for-the-new-york-city-marathon. 2019-11-04. live.
  5. Web site: Ginette Bedard. Tymn. Mike. 2006-08-29. Runner's World. en-US. 2020-01-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20190909091852/https://www.runnersworld.com/advanced/a20781907/ginette-bedard/. 2019-09-09. live.
  6. Web site: 86-year-old Marathoner Ginette Bedard Shares Her Training. Stephanie. Hoppe. 2019-10-30. PodiumRunner. en-US. 2020-01-21.
  7. News: "It's An Addiction": 85-Year-Old French Woman's Love For Marathons. November 2, 2018. NDTV. January 22, 2020. Agence France-Presse.
  8. Web site: Ginete Bedard - 2008 ING New York City Marathon. New York Road Runners Race Results. January 21, 2020.
  9. Web site: Meet Queens resident Ginette Bedard, one of NYC Marathon's oldest runners. QNS.com. en-US. 2020-01-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20191102143726/https://qns.com/story/2019/11/01/meet-queens-resident-ginette-bedard-one-of-nyc-marathons-oldest-runners/. 2019-11-02. live.
  10. Web site: 85-Year-Old Marathoner on Her 10-Mile Daily Runs, Fad Diets, and the Problem With Men Her Age. Meschke. Jacob. 2018-11-20. Runner's World. en-US. 2020-01-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20191207223925/https://www.runnersworld.com/runners-stories/a25049407/ginette-bedard-new-york-city-marathon/. 2019-12-07. live.
  11. News: An Octogenarian Laces Up Her Sneakers for the New York City Marathon. Oztaskin. Murat. 2019-10-30. 2020-01-21. en. 0028-792X. https://web.archive.org/web/20191104053136/https://www.newyorker.com/culture/video-dept/an-octogenarian-laces-up-her-sneakers-for-the-new-york-city-marathon. 2019-11-04. live.
  12. Running the New York City Marathon at Age Eight-Six. October 30, 2019. Video. en. The New Yorker. January 23, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20191211205547/https://video.newyorker.com/watch/running-the-new-york-city-marathon-at-age-eighty-six. December 11, 2019. live.
  13. Web site: Ginette Bedard - 2002 New York City Marathon. November 3, 2002. NYRR. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200122183954/https://results.nyrr.org/. January 22, 2020. January 23, 2020.
  14. Web site: Ginete Bedard - 2005 ING New York City Marathon. New York Road Runners Race Results. November 6, 2005. January 21, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200125120311/https://results.nyrr.org/runner/f2154/result/a51106. January 25, 2020. live.

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